Wheeled toy



l Oct. 14, 1930. A. c. CARLSON WHEELED TOY Filed Sept. 24, 1927 Patented Oct. 14, 1930 V a unitary structure; that provides depending flf) " STAT S PATENT OFFICE ARTIE c. CARLSON, or v rARaIso, INDIANA, Assrenon, BY mnsm: ASSIGNMENTS,

' r THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY AND'MHAROLD n. ROCKWELL, TRUSTEES 1 wnnn'nnn roY Application filed September 24, 1927. Serial No. 221,705.

My invention relates to improvements in wheeled toys and it more especially consists of the features pointed out' in the annexed claims. i

The purp'oseof my invention is toprovlde a universally adaptable running gear of the tricycle order that may be applied to an unlimited change in shape of the body which connects the driving wheels to the steering wheel; that utilizes a single body member forming bearing members for the driving axle; that attaches the bearing members to duplicate brackets; that attaches thebearing member brackets to the-body and to each other by the same means; that provides a steering column .which'passesthrough a hole formed within the Wall of vthe body; that, if desired, may form the body of two duplicate halves with a g ove Ormcdin each half to accommodate the steering rod; that provides a spring connection between thebody and the steering wheel support; that connects the steering wheel support witha cross member of the ,steeringrod by meansof crossed links; and that reduces the cost of production by forming thesteeringlinks with hook ends.

"With-these and other ends in view, I illustrate in the accompanying drawing such instances of adaptation as will disclose the broad underlying features of-my invention .lwithoutlimiting myself to the specific details shown thereon and described herein.

Figure 1 isa side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a top'plan view. Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

Fig. 4 is a detached plan view of the steerng se. i

Fig. 5 is-an enlarged view showing the hook ends of-a steering link;

Fig. 6 is an outside enlarged elevation of a bearing support. 7 i I n Fig. 7' is aside elevation partly in section of Fig. '6.

f Fig. 8 is a detached :front elevation of the bearingbrackets. attached to the body.

Fig. 9 is a frontelevation partly in section 'offthe steering wheel elastic connection to the body.

' In ,carryingout my invention. I may use whatever alternatives of construction thatthe exigencies of actual practice may demand without-departing from thebroad spirit of my invention.

I have found that my invention is productive of great economies in the cost of manufacture because the running gear and steering features are standardized so as to be applicable to any desired shape of body. Asshown in the drawing, the bodyinthis exemplifies.- tion simulates an automobile. Other forms, such as a representation of the outline of a boat, a submarine, a crusier, an airplane fuselage, various animals, or replicas of ancient vehicles, .etc., associated with appropriate stencil or other decorations, maybe used as desired. That by using a single member body which within itself combines theusualseparate sides and separate ends of well known body constructions Without any joining Whatever, I am able to produce ali ne of wheeled toys that is at once unique and adaptable,i n different sizes if desired, .to children for recreative play ata very low cost. This serves to place these products in the hands of the most deserving who are not always situated so as to buy expensive wheeled toys.

To follow conventional nomenclature, Iain designating my invention as .a wheeled t :but it should be noted that these goods arenot toys in the ordinarysense of the word,ib ut are serviceable utilitarian devices adapted for children to secure their allotted exercise in :the

open and also enable them to quickly $111181:

brackets in holes 34, as desired. The drivin wheels 7 and 8 are supported on a crank sha t .6, which shaft rotatesin bearings}? secured to thelower end of the curved depending channel members 5 by means ofbent-u'p plates 10, or in any other desired mannerl These curved channels terminate immediately ,a dj acent each side'ofthe body where they restin channeled projections 1 of the side brackets 2 to which they are riveted or otherwise secured. The side brackets 2 are duplicates of each other and are placed on opposite sides of the body so that the same fastening bolts 3 serve to hold them rigidly attached to the body after the device .is assembledr .This, construction simplifies the matter of productionand distribution for the reason that the parts lend themselves to quantity fabrication and to ease in parcel post orjother shipments. This will be'clearly understood when it is recognized that'the dilfere'nt partsing rod29, which rod'passes through a diagonal hole 32 of the body 1. A bearing plate andcollar 27 are provided for the steeringrod on the upper edge of the body anda bushing 26 driven into the under edge of the body forms a bearing for the steering rod at its lower end. A cross member 28 is attached to the bottom-end of the steering rod 29. It has suitable openings located on opposite sides of the rod 29 to receive the hook ends 30 of the steering links 24; The rear ends of the links 2 l terminatein similar hooks 30 which pass through holes formed in the cross member 23 of the u shaped rear "wheel support 14:. These openings are locatedon opposite sides of the steering Wheel pivot pin 16. In Fig. '4 the relation of the crossed links-24l and their end attachments is shown by full lines in an extreme position and by dotted lines in the opposite extreme position.

The construction, of the steering links enables me'to secure further economies of production and ease of assembling-by forming their ends in the shape of open hooks instead of the usual eyes which require bolts and nuts tokeep them in place. This feature along with others that have already been referred to'enables IIIGtO secure a device of great utility aU-shaped eritension 15 to the upper end of the support 14 for the steering wheel 13. ;A pivot pijn 16 is riveted or otherwise secured tothe cross member-23. It passes through an opening in the extension 15, through an opening in the plate 20 and intoa hole 19 formed in the body; The plate 20isf U-shapedso as to permit the body to be positioned between the upturned edges of the plate wh'erethe parts areheld in assembled relation by bolts "2101' otherwise. The pin 16 above the plate steering wheel.

20 hasa limit pin 17 which prevents the disengagement of the pin 16 from the body 1 and plate 20. A recess or clearance opening 18 is formed in the body to accommodate the ends of the pin 17 as the body moves up and down on the coiled spring 22 which surrounds the stem 16 between theplates 20 and the member 15.

In Fig. 1 the conventional, ornamentation of an automobile is shown of lines 33 which are stenciled on both sides of the body, butwhich form no part of the novel structural features of this present device.

I In contradistinction to the usual Well known type of tricycles, I place the fast and loose driving wheels,*respectively'j7'and 8, in advance of the steering wheel 13. This in connection with the'very narrow body affords an exceptional degree of leg room free from the cramped restrictions found in wheeled devices of one kind or another as heretofore produced, and by reason of there being no outside obstructions of any kind there is no'atte'ndant liability ofva child being injured, even if the device should accidentally topple over sidewise, which in ordinary' usage is practically impossible. 'VVhat' I claim is: p

1. A sidebracket having an attaching flange formed thereon, a channeled projection from the flange, a bearmg member sev cured. in the channeled projection, and a bearing unit attached to the outer end of the bearing memben' Y 2. In. wheel devices, a narrow unitary body,

a seat thereon projecting from either side of the body,"a-pair of attachable and detachable 7 bearing supports positioned at each side of the body, separate bearings secured on the supports, means incommon' for'both supports adapted to attach the same to the. body, a crank shaft having wheels at its ends positioned in the bearings, a steering wheel and fork therefor locatedat the rear end of the body, means comprising a singlestem for pivoting the fork to the body for movement around a vertical axis, cushioning means encircling the'stem between the steering wheel I fork and the body, steering means positioned on the body in advance of the seat, and links for connecting the jsteeringrmeans to the 3. In wheeled devices, a, unitarynarrow body of any desired shape, an adjustable seat thereon-projecting from either 'side'of the body, a pair of duplicate side brackets, means in common for both brackets adapted to se-' ioning means between the body and the steer- W ing heel a steering rod passing through the body forward of the seat, a cross memher at the lower end of the steering rod, a

steering Wheel support comprising a U- shaped member having a transverse portion, a pivot pin secured to the steering Wheel support projecting into the body, and hook ended steering links connecting the steering rod and the steering Wheel support.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ARTIE C. CARLSON. 

